India News | Kongad MLA KV Vijayadas Passes Away, Pinarayi Vijayan Condoles Demise
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Kongad MLA from Palakkad district KV Vijayadas passed away at the age of 61 here at Thrissur Government Medical College hospital on Monday.
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], January 19 (ANI): Kongad MLA from Palakkad district KV Vijayadas passed away at the age of 61 here at Thrissur Government Medical College hospital on Monday.
The CPI(M) MLA was undergoing post-COVID-19 treatment after being tested positive in December.
According to the Thrissur hospital, Vijayadas' condition worsened and he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed grief on the demise of Vijayadas. "His untimely demise is a great loss to the peasant movement and the communist movement. Coming from a farming family to the public sphere, he worked selflessly for the welfare of the farmers. Vijayadas was a leader who made a great contribution to the growth of the CPI (M) in Palakkad district," he said
Vijayadas is survived by his wife Premakumari and children Jaideep and Sandeep. (ANI)
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